13.4 Food Chains and Food Webs (Pages 228-231)
1. What is a food chain?
2. Define herbivore and give an example.
3. Define carnivore and give an example.
4. Define omnivores and give an example.
5. Define detritivores and give an example.
6. Define decomposers and give an example.
7. Define specialists and give an example.
8. Define generalists and give an example.
9. What is a trophic level?
10. How does energy flow in a food chain?
11. Copy the 4 “bulleted items” on page 229 concerning trophic levels (use the back of this sheet if necessary).
12. When is a person listed as a primary consumer?
13. When is a person listed as a secondary consumer?
14. Define food web.
15. What does the stability of a food web depend on?
16. Explain how some organisms can be involved with the food web at different trophic levels.
17. Explain what happens to the “energy” at each trophic level.
18. Do the 13.4 Vocabulary Check at the top of page 231.